That sounds odd since you can adjust the tint and other aspects of the image on the monitor.

Thanks I appreciate the positive feedback and kind words.

Glad you found the lens for you

That's a nice profile for sure. What type of environments and subjects would use it for?

@@ThomasFransson Yup, fuji classic negative imo is the hardest color grading to be replicated on other systems, with distinguish green color, dark, teal mixed, it is very fuji, my friend is using fuji xt4 and this simulation is the one stay on her camera most of the time. She uses it whenver she see green color in the viewfinder. I wish that my 5D3 and R8 can do the same, but I dont have the knowledge to be able making the match, but I am very sure you and your brilliant eagle eyes, it might be piece of cake. ❤️❤️❤️. Really looking forward to your work 🙏

Ah, thank you, I did it for that exact reason. Glad to hear it served it's purpose for us phone watchers ;)

Great to hear you still have it!

That totally depends, on the lenses, budget as well as camera I think. And the project obviously if you shot a lot of vertical content. Then again if your other PL lenses aren't full frame and you're shooting on s35. A simple PL adapter would get the job done as you wouldn't gain much by running them through a speed booster. Vs. Running your Blazars through the speedbooster you already have... I run my Blazar Remus lenses 98% of the time with the Metabones Ultra EF-E 0.71X Speed booster and that speed booster is essentially a part of those lenses. Meaning it's always mounted on the 45 which I use the most. So I see my Remus lenses as E-mount lens when it comes to lens changes. (If I'm not shooting on my Fuji or Canon) You could always consider getting a Cine PL Speedbooster but as they're more of an investment and you might want to make sure you're getting one that fits the mount type you're planing on going with for a while... And remember, if those other PL mount lenses you have doesn't have full frame coverage you'll lose resolution by cropping away the black/vignetted area of the frame. The only good thing with keeping everything PL is if you're planning on renting theses out or if you're often working with other shooters who runs similar set ups and there's a need for you to be able to compatible on PL. That and selling them, PL would be beneficial, so that's why I have both PL and EF for my Remus lenses, but I use them with EF as it fits my workflow better than PL. Hope this made it easier and not more confusing ;)

Not currently according to Viltrox

Working on it, anything specific you want to see covered in that video?

Indeed, I remember paying way more for my first monitor and it pales in comparison to these ones.

Yeah that would have been pretty sweet for sure!

It's soo nice!

Thank you and I appreciate the feedback. It's always difficult to balance videolenght vs the amount of information. In this case I can say with certainty that it's very easy to set up the features and tools. As it's most often just on or off in terms of options. I can see how the Atomos would be a more complex piece of gear.

We'll probably hear more voice overs and higher quality text to speech voice overs on a lot of short and longer form (6-8 min) content like explainer videos on social media platforms and youtube as it's already there and have been used for years. And personally I've never liked that text to speech lady that sounds like she's either surprised or hiccups at the start of every sentence 😂 In this day and age with disposable content, turnaround times of a few hours - Where it's not even possible to find a vo artist, hire them, send the script. Have them record it and send delivering the recording for you to finish your edit... That's where I think we'll see these things used. And mainly by people who wouldn't hire vo-artists in the first place. But just like the drum machine took over or forced drummers to learn how to imitate drum machines for bands that couldn't afford to buy an expensive machine to get that popular sound at the time... Or the spinning jenny. New technology enters, finds its place and the world moves along.

@@ThomasFransson seeing more AI voice overs in projects that wouldn't have hired VO artists in the first place does not mean that this won't be used in places where they otherwise would have used a real voice over artist. The people with the money who would otherwise hire a voice over artist are going to choose the cheaper option. This will take jobs away from real voice over artists, regardless of how many people use it that wouldn't have hired one to begin with because they are not the issue here.

Well, no latter what opinions people might have, the fact is that ai isn't going away any time soon. Some people will despise it, other embrace it and it’s unlikely that the two armies will agree as they don't see things the same way so arguing won't lead to anything but elevated blood pressure on both sides ;)

That's a great monitor, I've shot a lot with it. Works great

That would have been nice

They're all great options and there's only small differences that would cater to very specific needs and/or preferences at this point. But in general, 2000 nits and a 6" display is not a bad thing to have. Also, I'm in the middle of planning a monitor comparison video, so let me know what specific features that's most important to you. It would greatly help me deciding on what information to focus on for that video.

@@ThomasFransson to be honest, only thing I see Osee Lilmon having "better" is supposed 10 bit screen, everything else seems to be equal or better on the Viltrox

Yes, that's one of the things that could be a deciding factor for people shooting HDR footage. But as most people don't and still monitor in rec709 it's probably just a perk for a handful of people. But it is a nice looking display for sure. The swift OS on the Lilmon is another thing I mentioned in my comparison video that could be a plus for some users. But as with cameras these days, it's hard to find a bad one ;)

The 1/4-20 threads on the light can be mounted on pretty much any tripod, friction arm or device in general with 1/4-20 threads. On the Example shots in the studio around 1:20 it's mounted on a friction arm with a super clamp, the clamp gripping an autopole mounted in the studio ceiling. In the example at 3:14 it's threaded on to the spigot of a regular light stand. But I also use it a lot on it self just leaning it against something or putting it directly on the floor.

Thank you, and thanks for watching!

Thank you

Absolutely, that's how you do it. I've shot and monitored 240fps by feeding the camera a 1080 signal from camera this way.

Where can I buy this in South Africa?

Since it's just released today - the only place to find it at the moment is in Viltrox online store which I've linked in the description of this video.

Thank you! Cheers!

I totally agree! It's a super handy tool, but it can't do everything perfect

Awesome, so glad you found it!

Lots of different ways, options and shooters for sure. At them moment my speed booster gets a lot of use on my FF anamorphics on the FX30. Just spent two whole days out in the blazing sun shooting with that combo.

Most Viltrox lenses have very little focus breathing compared to the competition. I haven't tried the old f1.4 56mm but the new 56 f1.7 is alright in this department. But this 23 is by far my favorite. I have a second video on it with more examples

Do you mean running hdmi into the monitor and SDI out?

You'll find them in right in the beginning of my main review - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9-YlLVhqtSzfnU.html

Glad you like them!

Anything you don't want me to miss in that comparison

Awesome, thank you! And welcome aboard

Yes, absolutely!

Thank you too!

Enjoy, hope you like it.

Glad it was helpful! And thank you so much for the kind words and taking the time.

Hi! The mkII seems to be one of the earliest models that support pf3. I believe the mkII was released in 2008 and according to the people at Canon I talked to, they said pf3 was rolled out and supported by cameras released 2015 and later... So it might, but probably not. You could download one for free and give it a try.

@@ThomasFransson thanks for the answer

I don't think I've heard from anyone trying on that exact model so you might be the first one to give it a go.

Haha true!

Definitely a great motivator

I'm glad my copy is working well so far. From what I've gathered, it's best to take the aperture blades out, clean and re-apply new lubricant and reassemble.

Great to hear!

My pleasure!

First of, thank you! Sadly I don't think the classic supports these types of files (pf3) in fact according to Canon, neither should the mkII 😅 But by somehow it does which always makes me happy when I see it. Official support for pf3 files seems to be cameras released around 2015 and forward.

Yep, as there's two sets of wheels, one set for each side of the carriage that hits the bad qr-plate that I mention earlier in the video when the bumps shows up the first time because of the exact same reason. I believe I even highlighted the fact by adding a sound effect to each bump and a rather large text about still using the same bad plate for the shot you're referring to. The solution as mentioned is either another and better Manfrotto plate, or mounting the plate in the other direction if its a long and/or low plate. Or adding a cheese plate between the bad plate and slider to clear the wheels if this happens when using a single mounting point.

@@ThomasFransson thanks, i didn´t hear because I am peruvian and don´t speak english very well, sorry

Maybe, sadly I don't have access to a mkII

Its just a regular variable ND filter (vnd) 82mm with step ring. I believe the filter I used here is the Cokin Nuances 2-400

That's good to know, I will make sure to cover the anamorphic features. Thank you.

There's no built-in speaker in the monitor so you'll have to use headphones or unplug to hdmi and watch it back on your camera if it has speakers. This is not specific to just the DC-550 but all on camera monitors.

Oohh ok ok, because I was so lost and wondering if I was missing something. Thanks so very much and I’m eagerly awaiting your full review… sidenote, the Viltrox has definitely been good to me… thanks again for your recommendation 😎😎

Glad to be of help. True that, it's a truly great monitor